Background: In hypertensives, nondippers are more likely than dippers to suffer silent, as
well as overt, hypertensive target organ damage. In this study, we investigated whether a …

In this study, the authors assessed air quality and health effects of the 1997 haze disaster in
Indonesia. The authors measured carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen …

The 1998 flood in Bangladesh ravaged approximately 60% of the land and affected over 30
million people. The aim of this study is to examine the impact of the flood on the health of the …

In many countries most deaths occur at home. Such countries often have civil registration
systems that are limited or non-existent and therefore most deaths go unrecorded. Countries …

Background Describing adverse health effects and identifying vulnerable populations during
and after a disaster are important aspects of any disaster relief operation. This study aimed …

The objectives of this study were to estimate the prevalence of anemia and iron deficiency
among schoolchildren in the Aral Sea region of Kazakhstan and to determine the various …

This study investigated the association between salt intake and risk of disaster hypertension.
We analyzed the data of surveys evaluating the health condition of evacuees in shelters …

To evaluate their defense level against bacterial infection of patients with liver cirrhosis, we
compared the luminol-dependent chemiluminescence (CL) response of peripheral blood …

Little is known about HIV infection risks and risk behaviours of refugees living in resource-
scarce post-emergency phase camps in Africa. Our study at Nyarugusu Camp in Tanzania …

lower than in other high-income countries. 5 Given poor measures on quality of care, further
reduction in mortality may require that Japan revamp its health-care system. Economic …